IATA presents IOSA certificate to Med-View Airline
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has presented its Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Certificate to Med-View Airline at the airline’s headquarters in Lagos.
The IOSA programme is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.
Created by IATA in 2003, IOSA uses internationally recognized quality audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a standardized and consistent manner.
Presenting the certificate to the Managing Director, Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, IATA’s Area Manager, South-West Africa, Mr. Samson Fatokun said that the certificate was given to the airline for achieving such feat, stressing that many airlines which began the programme could not complete it due to its painstaking nature.
“It is a thing of joy for any airline in this part of the world to be on IOSA register. That means you are operating on the same level of safety with other globally known airlines on the IOSA register,” Fatokun said.
“It takes a lot of hard work to go through the process. So, we want to congratulate the Med-View management and staff for achieving this IOSA certification,’’ he added.
Fatokun, however, urged the airline not to relent on its oars because the register was reviewed by IATA every two years, adding that they should work assiduously to remain in the register.
With the presentation, Med-View Airline has now joined Arik Air, Aero Contractors, FirstNation Airways, Allied Air and Overland Airways as the IOSA certified airlines operating in Nigeria.
Expressing his gratitude, Managing Director, Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole stressed that the process of certification began over two years ago when the airline received a request to enroll for the programme.
He said this was in line with the Abuja Declaration of 2012 that all African airlines should complete their IOSA certification by December 2017 toward enhancing air safety in the continent.
Bankole thanked the staff of Med-View Airline and its customers for the support and patronage, adding that the airline would not relent in its quest to enhance safety at all times.
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